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L'Absinthe Introduces Permanent NYC Restaurant Week Menu

The disastrous economy has made New York's latest Restaurant Week even more popular than usual—and the powers-that-be are even considering extending it through February at all 250 participating restaurants. But for many of the struggling high-end restos, even that's not enough.

Fortunately for cheapskate foodies, many owners are taking it into their own hands, and L'Absinthe is the latest eatery to debut a full-time RW-style menu.

L'Absinthe, a high-end French brasserie on the Upper East Side, is serving up a three-course prix fixe dinner menu (available Monday-Friday) for $30.09. And it's not one of those extremely limited RW menus, either. There are four-to-five choices in each course, and with offerings like salmon tartare, pike quenelles in lobster broth, and fresh profiterolles with vanilla ice cream, you really are getting a meal that would normally run $50 or more.

So, not exactly one for the penny-pinching crowd, but if you're in town and looking for the full Paris-via-New York dining experience, this is one place where you can taste the high life and still afford a ticket home.

· L'Absinthe [Official Site]
· NYC Restaurant Week Now in Full Effect [Jaunted]
· Restaurant Week extended to February [Crain's]

[Photo: Great Restaurants Mag]